After a loss on Friday to Mount St. Mary (Md.), the Panthers bounced again and took Recreation 2 of the collection with a dominating, 10-2, victory at Melching Discipline in DeLand, Fla.

Pitt righty Jack Sokol had by far one of the best pitching outing of the yr for the Panthers. Sokol pitched seven innings, gave up two earned runs, three hits, and struck out a whopping 10 batters. The Panthers’ bats had been environment friendly as effectively, recording 11 hits. Second baseman Justin Acal led the best way with three hits and two residence runs.

The Panthers struck first within the opening inning because of a RBI single by Jack Anderson and a fielder’s selection earned run off a success by AJ Nessler. Mount St. Mary’s Brady Drawbaugh hit a two-run shot to left subject within the backside of the second to tie the sport at 2-2.

Nessler responded for the Panthers within the prime of the third with a single by means of the appropriate aspect to deliver residence Noah Martinez and CJ Funk to provide Pitt a 4-2 lead. Acal then hit his first residence run as a Panther to increase Pitt’s result in 6-2. To conclude the highest of the third, the Panthers added one other run as Dom Popa drew a leadoff stroll after which scored on a double by Sky Duff. Junior righty Sokol executed one other 1-2-3 inning for the Panthers within the prime of the fourth.

Within the prime of the eighth, Duff doubled down the appropriate subject line to deliver residence Popa. Anderson then singled to 3rd to usher in one other run. It was Anderson’s second RBI of the afternoon. Later within the inning, in his first at-bat of the season, Kyle Hess hit a double to proper middle.

Acal hit is second residence run of the sport within the prime of the ninth to safe a 10-2 win for the Panthers and even the brief collection at 1-1 with Mount St. Mary.

Within the Panthers’ second recreation of the day towards Stetson, Martinez put Pitt on the board first with a RBI double that drove in Duff for the sport’s first run. The Hatters answered within the backside of the primary with three runs to take the lead. It was a tough opening inning for Pitt lefty Ethan Firoved as he allowed 5 hits and walked a batter that led to a run. A throwing error by Pitt catcher Johnny Lengthy III introduced in one other run for Stetson within the backside of the second. Jake Bullard then singled to left subject to advance Landon Moran to residence, and the Hatters had been off to a 5-1 lead.

Within the backside of the fifth, Lengthy homered down the left subject line for the Panthers to chop Stetson’s result in 5-3. After no scoring for both staff in three straight innings, Pitt scored two runs within the prime of the ninth to tie the sport at 5-5. Pitt’s comeback was to no avail, nonetheless, as Cameron Hill gained the sport for the Hatters with a house run within the backside of the ninth. Pitt right-hander Nash Bryan gave up the successful run.

The Panthers at the moment are 6-6 on the season. Pitt will wrap up its collection with Stenson on Sunday at 1 p.m. First pitch is at 2 p.m.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — On Saturday evening, Pitt’s valiant comeback effort got here up brief as Blake Hinson missed a possible game-winning three pointer within the ultimate seconds and the Hurricanes gained first place within the ACC.

After the sport, Pitt head coach Jeff Capel spoke with reporters, together with PSN, about his crew’s effort and the loss.

Pitt has spent these previous two weeks working laborious and making ready for the ACC Wrestling Championships on Sunday, March 5 at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C.

The Panthers completed the common season with a duel document of 10-4 total and 4-1 within the ACC. Their ACC document gained them a share of the common season title for the primary time underneath head coach Keith Gavin and the primary for the reason that Panthers gained it outright in 2013-14.

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For his or her preparation, Pitt has saved their traditional routine for essentially the most half, as Gavin likes to simplify issues as an alternative of complicate them this late within the season. That they had some laborious practices and lifts final week after which have slowed down this week to wrestle to really feel good and keep wholesome.

Redshirt first-year Luca Augustine completed with an total 13-8 duel document and 3-2 within the ACC at 174 kilos, main Intermat to rank him at No. 33. His most notable win of the 12 months got here towards then ranked No. 8 North Carolina graduate Clay Lautt 2-1 on tiebreakers on Feb. 3.

Augustine mentioned that he received off to a sluggish begin to the 2022-23 season, however picked it up round Midlands Championships on the finish of December. Nonetheless, he mentioned that he has loads to show this weekend and going ahead in his profession.

“I believe wanting again, I wish to attempt to decide up the tempo extra,” Augustine mentioned. “Simply jeep up my assault fee extra, simply create extra motion and exit weapons blazing.”

He presently holds the No. 3 seed going into the ACC Championships. Since Duke doesn’t have a wrestler at that weight, Augustine earns a bye within the First Spherical and strikes on to the Semifinals. There, he faces off towards No. 2 NC State redshirt junior Alex Faison. Faison defeated Augustine at Reynolds Coliseum in an in depth 3-1 sudden victory resolution on Feb. 10.

“That was a troublesome one, I do know I may’ve wrestled higher,” Augustine mentioned on their first matchup. “Simply gonna exit, clear my thoughts and never stress about it. Simply wrestle to have enjoyable as a result of I get pleasure from it.”

Redshirt junior Colton Camacho completed with a good 15-8 total document and 3-2 within the ACC at 125 kilos. Nonetheless, he completed with the No. 4 seed after shedding to No. 3 UNC graduate Jack Wagner 10-8 in sudden victory and to No. 1 NC State redshirt junior Jarrett Trombley in an 11-8 resolution.

He takes on No. 5 Virginia fifth 12 months Patrick McCormick, who he gained a 14-1 main resolution towards on Jan. 20. He mentioned that he feels assured going into Sunday and that the crew ought to really feel the identical approach with how they’ve wrestled thus far this season.

“Just some method tweaks and watching out for what they’re going to do,” Camacho mentioned. “Simply push my tempo, push my type onto them and make them actually really feel my stress. Simply overwhelm them with my tempo and I don’t suppose they’ll dangle. Simply giving up simple factors, that’s the place it harm me. So long as I keep within the tempo, keep in good place and actually simply be stingy. I believe I can rating much more than what folks suppose I can on these issues.”

Augustine and Camacho face robust circumstances on the ACC Championships on Sunday, in the event that they wish to progress to the NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Okla. March 16-18.

The NCAA launched their distribution of automated qualifiers final week and so they gave the ACC three spots at 174 kilos and solely two spots at 125 kilos.

Camacho will face Trombley within the Semifinals if he defeats McCormick, which can be a should win match if he desires to qualify for the NCAA Championships. He mentioned that regardless of what would possibly seem like a troublesome problem, he’s assured of his skills and is happy with his efforts this season, no matter the way it ends.

“Perhaps like somewhat bit added stress, however I don’t actually view it like that,” Camacho mentioned. “For the reason that starting of the 12 months, I had visions of successful ACCs it doesn’t matter what. Simply having these shut matches provides me extra confidence and I’m not likely harassed that I can undoubtedly obtain that with no drawback. If I wrestle how I ought to and the way I often do, I can undoubtedly get that automated bid. Even when I get third, so long as I go away all of it out on the road, I’ll be happy with myself.”

Pitt, regardless of having success as a program for its 10 years within the ACC, has by no means gained the convention Championships as a crew. Media members have picked Pitt to complete third out of the six groups on the Championships, behind NC State at No. 1 and Virginia Tech at No. 2.

Gavin is wanting ahead to his squad competing on the ACC Championships. He has put belief in his wrestlers to work on what is required and to mentally put together for his or her competitors as soon as it comes.

“It’s going to be tight, with a whole lot of these groups,” Gavin mentioned. “You by no means know what may occur at this match. There’s solely six groups, so if somebody will get upset or one thing like that, it may go a good distance within the crew rating. The primary spherical is massive. Now we have a whole lot of massive First Spherical matches that we have now to flip the outcome from earlier within the 12 months. But when we try this, we may win.”

Camacho seen that the chemistry he and his fellow Panthers have now didn’t exist initially of the 12 months. He witnessed it develop over time, by way of the ups and downs and of the season, and noticed it begin to develop after the loss to West Virginia on Jan. 8. Since that point, the crew has gotten nearer, which Camacho believes will propel them to wrestle at their finest at ACC Championships.

“We’re wrestling actually good as a crew,” Camacho mentioned. “I really feel like if each man does their very own job and takes care of enterprise then we may actually take this crew title dwelling and shock lots of people.”